For over a year, Americans have been required to wear face masks while traveling on planes, trains, buses, etc.
The mask mandate has been billed as a measure to prevent the spread of COVID; this comes despite the questionable science about whether or not masks actually stop the virus from spreading.
The travel mask mandate started in January 2021 and received five different extensions. Each time, the Biden administration and CDC came up with new reasons why Americans needed to wear masks just a little bit longer.
Days ago, the Biden administration announced the travel mask mandate would last until at least May 3. However, just hours ago, Florida federal Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ended the mask mandate, on the basis that the CDC surpassed its legal bounds with this order.
Moments after Judge Mizelle’s ruling, airlines began removing mask mandates, leaving the decision to mask up to each individual.
The end of the federal travel mask mandate
On Monday, American, Delta, Alaska, and other airline companies announced that masks are no longer mandatory on their planes.
